Soft fold-collar.



R. C. RENIHAN.

v SOFT FQVLD COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1. ms.

Patented Apr. 24,1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH C. RENIHAN, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T 'TAN ZAND'I, JACOBS & (.70., 0F TROY, NEW YORK, A CQXLPORATION OF IIQ'EW YORK.

SOFT EOLD COLLAR.

Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Apr. 24;, 1.917,.

Application filed. Dene mber 1., 1916. Serial No. 1 34,415.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, RALPH C. Rnicinnx, a cit-izen ot' the United States, residing at Troy, county of Rensselaer and State at 5 New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft Fohl-(Iollars,

of which the following is a specification.

Reference may he had to the aecmu anp ing drawings and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part. of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar .parts in the several figures there "l.

Theprincipal object of the invention to support in proper relative relation, the hand and the foldecl-over top of a soft fold-collar.

Other objects will appear in connection with the following description.

Figure '1. of the drawings is a .plan view of a soft fold-e0llar laid out fiat, and provided with stifi'eners for the band and the top in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same taken on the broken line 2-2 in Fig. 1, showing the collar folded. V

3 is a View in perspective of one of the bifurcated stifleners, whereby the hand and the folded-over top are held in proper role tiv'e position.

Referring to the d rawings wherein the n- =ntion is shown in preferred form. 1 is the hand. and. 2 the top of a soft fold-collar. each being madeof a plurality of plies of fabric in the usual manner.

Thetop may be connerted with the hand '35 in any known manner. as hv inserting the top in the hand as shown in the drawingsI In carrying: out my invention. T provide a stiffenerrereirin; pocket in the baud. opening at 3. toward the top. and a similar 40 stil'l'oner-receiring pocket in the top. opening at 4.. toward the hand.

The pocket thus formed in thetop is opposite the pocket in the hand. said pockets being adapted to receive the respective legs 5 or branches of a liifurcated still'ener The mckets may he thus formed in the band and the top by forming lmttonholud slits at 3 andsrrespegtively in the inner plies lVhat l' e in as new and of the band, an l bf the top, per1nitting the legs or branches of the stifieners to enter between the lllliS of the respective members of the collar. i

l-Vhilc l have shown the pockets formed l3] hiattonholed slits. I wish it to be undelb stood that the land and the top can be provided inv any hnown' manner with suitable pnrkets or otlur means adapted to be on raged hy the rkspective legs or branehes of i the bifurcated :tili'euvr.

The stitleimr 5, may he made of any suitaide material as celluloid, bristol-board or ihe like. and ii iy he of any desired width. .i or use the sti i'eneris folded at along a tran.-. .-erse line to substantially hairpin shape. and its egs or bi'anehes'are prefe'r' ably proportioi' ed in lengt espect-ivelyto the heightor' tli top and of collar.

The fold 6, in ay be formed in the stiffener either hefore oaliter it is inserted in the pockets in the top and hand of the collar.

l have shown the eollar'provided in the manner described with two stiiieners 5; but any desired nun lllOI' of such stiffeners may be employed. Till stiii'eners can be readily removed when i. is desired to launder the collar.

By the use 0'' my invention I am able to not only stiffen and. reinforceboth the band and the i'olded-oyer top of the collar, but I am also able 0 hold the band and the top the band of the disarrangolndnt of the collar, and adding to its attraeti e appearance in. use.

desire to secure by Letters Pat nt iis l. The eomliniition with a fold-eollar' ha ring a hand and a folded.0Ver' topt of a hifurcated stifi'unerone branch of Wh'eh engages the hand and the other bra dehithe: folded-overto of thecollar. 2. The eomhination with a'collar oomprising [a hand and. a folded-over to'p each provided with astiffener-receiving pocket opening toward the fold in the top, said pockets being disposed opposite'eaeh other of a folded stiffener having its legs inserted mwiving pucket opening toward the band in the respective pockets in the band and the opposite said pnckvt in the band, said pock- 1 p. 115 being adapted to rcccivv the respective 3. A fold-collar comprising a band and a branches 0f a bifurcated stifl'eiicr. 5 folded-(Weltop, said hand lu-ing provided In tvstimmuy \vlwnro'f, T have h reunto set with a stiffener-receiving pocket opening tnmy hand this 22m] day of November, 1916. I ward. the folderl-0ver top, and sanl foldedover top being provided with a stifiener- RALPH (J. RENII-TXN. 

